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Bust of an Old Man

Bust
ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portait of a man wearing a broad-brimmed cap. He wears an open-collared shirt with a sash across his chest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBust of an Old Man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
Bust, portrait of an old man, terracotta, Florence, ca. 1520.
Physical description
Portait of a man wearing a broad-brimmed cap. He wears an open-collared shirt with a sash across his chest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54cm
  • Width: 33cm
  • Depth: 29cm
  • Weight: 21kg
Object history
Bought from the Gigli-Campana Collection, £15.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 3
Collection
Accession number
7589-1861

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2005
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